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ReviewPostgraduate medical journal2006

Investigation and treatment of faecal incontinence.

S Maslekar, A Gardiner, C Maklin, G S Duthie

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Review in Postgraduate medical journal, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Anal sphincter repair for fecal incontinence: experience from a tertiary care centre.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2010
    Article
  3. Sacral nerve stimulation induces changes in the pelvic floor and rectum that improve continence and quality of life.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2010
    Article
  4. A novel magnetic device to prevent fecal incontinence (preliminary study).International journal of colorectal disease · 2008
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

S MaslekarUniversity of Hull, Academic Surgical Unit, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK.
A Gardiner
C Maklin
G S Duthie
University of Hull · GBCastle Hill Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Faecal incontinence is a debilitating condition affecting people of all ages, and significantly impairs quality of life. Proper clinical assessment followed by conservative medical therapy leads to improvement in more than 50% of cases, including patients with severe symptoms. Patients with advanced incontinence or those resistant to initial treatment should be evaluated by anorectal physiology testing to establish the severity and type of incontinence. Several treatment options with promising results exist. Patients with gross sphincter defects should undergo surgical repair. Those who fail to respond to sphincteroplasty and those with no anatomical defects have the option of either sacral nerve stimulation or other advanced procedures. Stoma formation should be reserved for patients who do not respond to any of the above procedures.

Indexed as

Fecal IncontinenceArtificial OrgansHumansMedical History TakingPhysical ExaminationSurgical FlapsTranscutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

Identifiers

PMID16754704
PMCPMC2563743
OpenAlexW2147593716

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Registered trials

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